Two ‘Hamburger’ Plants?

Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 15:07 in Mathematics & Economics

I have just returned from over a week working at DESY (das Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron) at Hamburg, and when I am not so tired I hope to write up some more synchrotron stuff for you all.  We were working over the Easter holiday, and while the DESY Bistro provided a magnificent brunch over that four-day period, on Sunday and Monday the only place within walking distance where we could find something to eat in the evening was Burger King (very appropriate for Hamburg, don’t you think?) In the meantime, here are two plants which I saw there, both of which were new to me.  The first is the Cornelian Cherry, Cornus mas, of which the English Wikipedia article says: read more

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